#C43848#C43848

#C43848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.176 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C43848
RGB	rgb(196, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 63.3%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 55.98, 23.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 60.77, 22.91°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1664 0.0568)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.176 18.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3514, 15.0357, 7.6969)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C43848 #38C4B4

analogous

#C4388E #C43848 #C46E38

triadic

#C43848 #48C438 #3848C4

tetradic

#C43848 #8EC438 #38C4B4 #6E38C4

square

#C43848 #8EC438 #38C4B4 #6E38C4

split-complementary

#C43848 #38C46E #388EC4

monochromatic

#651D25 #942A37 #C43848 #D36672 #E1969E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#C43848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#C43848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C43848

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C43848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C43848	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827744

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70A3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c43848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.176 18.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd797a',
    500: '#c43848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c43848;
$custom-light: #dd797a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c43848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.143,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55352,
    "c": 0.17579,
    "h": 18.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C43848

secondary

#8CCCC5

accent

#DFCE49

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C43848

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →